Bristol, England
'Phoenix and the Four Elements'
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
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Bristol, England
An alchemical monument that represents "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water."
Bristol, England
A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.
Bristol, England
An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.
Bristol, England
This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.
Bristol, England
An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.
Bristol, England
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol, England
Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Sóller, Spain
This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.
Palma, Spain
This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.
Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain
These Stolpersteine located in Spain honor Republican soldiers who perished at the hands of Nazis after the fall of France.
Es Mercadal, Spain
The highest point of this Balearic island is home to a historic monastery.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Wuppertal, Germany
This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.
Essen, Germany
This monolithic slab of art metal crowns a German slag heap.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.